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No Power

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I had awakened enough to realize the electricity had gone off. It was very dark and very quiet. The security light was off and my music had stopped playing. Soon, I had gone back to sleep. When I woke up the next morning; I was disappointed. No coffee or hot breakfast. What will I eat? I can’t have any diary products for the next two weeks. That limited my selection. (The doctor and I are trying to figure out what is causing my stomach problems.) I kept thinking along these lines. I hope it won’t be off long. Some hot coffee would surely be nice. I had been without it for a month. Now that I could have it; I wanted it. Suddenly, I noticed that the night light was glowing. Wait a minute, the power must be back on! Or this light wouldn’t be on. It was!
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Memories and Musings

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Every Friday found myself and Lee Pardue in the company car making sales calls to our more productive agents. I was employed by an insurance company based in Burlington, NC at the time. Lee was my Underwriting Manager. Since I was new to the company these trips were a good way of meeting our agents.
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Fincher’s Corner

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“Inasmuch as you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me… .” Matt. 25:35 Deacon Jones was the most consistent and dependable deacon in one of my pastorates. He never missed a service, he served on the Finance and Usher’s Committees and never missed a meeting. His dress, home, automobile and lawn were immaculately neat. He was Chairman of the Deacons and was known for his prayers of thanks.

Gravel Hill Community Cemetery: Bylaws, Rules and Fees

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In response to last week’s events concerning burial in the Gravel Hill Community Cemetery, we reached out to the board for clarification. We were provided with bylaws and rules for the cemetery. The following is the response to questions regarding those bylaws and the incident on Friday. GRAVEL HILL RULES AND FEES “1. All graves must be marked with a durable stone headstone within one year of burial. This can be ground level or monument. Minium size is 12' X 18'.

Gentiva Plus Speaks at Sabine County Chamber of Commerce

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The Sabine County Chamber of Commerce held it's November meeting on the 14th at The Feed Store Cafe, and after the opening prayer, pledge to the flag, and approval of the last meeting's minutes, introduced 5 new members to the Chamber. They were Liquid Luminosity Art (Rhonda Brown), Muddy Waters Spa (Karrie Booth), Lorrie's Longarm Quilting (Lorrie Garcia), White's Excavation (Veronica White), and 3G Property Management B&B (Michele Goff). Welcome to all the new members!
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Fiber, finally...

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Windstream and NTIA, along with County Judge Daryk Melton, commissioners, representatives from DETCOG, Kinetic, etc., hosted a Community Event/Ribbon Cutting on Monday, November 20th, to celebrate the groundbreaking of Kinetic Fiber in our area. Everyone met at Sabean's Coffee & Creamery for a social gathering and then moved to the Courthouse steps for acknowledgements of everyone who helped put this project together. There were only 13 grants awarded to rural counties for projects like this with only one chosen in the state of Texas, and Sabine County was that county. All eyes are on Sabine County to see how well we do with this game changing opportunity.